11-letter words containing d, r, a, y
- editorially — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- emery board — abrasive tool for shaping fingernails
- endearingly — In an endearing manner.
- energy band — a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
- equity card — a card proving membership of an actors' trade union
- evidentiary — (legal) Of or pertaining to evidence.
- expiry date — the date on which something comes to an end, can no longer be used, or is no longer safe to be eaten
- fairy bread — slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar, served as a children’s snack
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fiduciarily — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- fraudulency — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- furaldehyde — either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
- garden city — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- gastrodynia — (pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain).
- gay gordons — an energetic old-time dance
- gerrymander — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
- girl friday — gal Friday.
- good friday — the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus.
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- gravity dam — a dam resisting the pressure of impounded water through its own weight.
- gravity-fed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gray-headed — having gray hair.
- grey-haired — having grey hair
- grey-headed — having gray hair.
- hairy-faced — having a face covered with hair.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.
- haphazardry — haphazard character, state, or order; fortuity.
- hard by sth — If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
- hardly ever — rarely
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- head injury — wound to the head
- heavy crude — a type of crude oil that does not flow easily and has greater viscosity and specific density than other types of crude
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- hemihydrate — a hydrate in which there are two molecules of the compound for each molecule of water.
- henry fonda — Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
- hexahydrate — a hydrate that contains six molecules of water, as magnesium chloride, MgCl 2 ⋅6H 2 O.
- hexahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing six hydroxyl groups.
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.